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Branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light
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photochemistry
Word definitions for photochemistry in dictionaries
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Photochemistry \Pho`to*chem"is*try\, n. [Photo- + chemistry.] (Chem.) The branch of chemistry which relates to the effect of light in producing chemical changes, as in photography.
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Photochemistry is the branch of chemistry concerned with the chemical effects of light. Generally, this term is used to describe a chemical reaction caused by absorption of ultraviolet ( wavelength from 100 to 400 nm ), visible light (400 – 750 nm) or infrared ...
Wiktionary
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n. (context chemistry English) The study of photochemical reactions
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n. branch of chemistry that deals with the chemical action of light
Usage examples of photochemistry.
Granted, the scientific evidence points toward Iapetus being an icy body, the dark half only a thin layer left by an impact or produced by the fierce photochemistry of space.
The reason is that the photochemistry takes place at the interface between the TiO2 and the water, so the more contact area, the better the reactions proceed.
Surprisingly, semiconductor-driven photochemistry was only really figured out in the 1960s.
Anyway, the reason for the delay in understanding semiconductor-driven photochemistry seems to be that it fell through the disciplinary cracks.
An entirely unexpected connection was found between the atmospheric photochemistries of the two planets.